BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:570@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20191026T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20191026T220000 DTSTAMP:20191024T022425Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/devour-chefs-short-gala-dinner/ SUMMARY:Devour! Chefs & Short Gala Dinner DESCRIPTION:Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a correspon ding short film screened right in the Barrel Cellar at Lightfoot &\; Wo lfville Winery with the diners::\n\nBrady Bertrand\, Lightfoot &\; Wolf ville\nMichele Forgione\, Impasto\, Montréal\nStella Shi\, Cu_Cina\, Rome \nAntonio Rinaldo\, Rinaldo’s Italian American Specialties\, Halifax\nDa nny Smiles\, Le Bremner\, Montréal\nJennifer Crawford\, MasterChef Canada \n\n$200 per guest\; your ticket includes wine pairings and a ticket to th e Devour! Cocktail Pop-up Party. Sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada\, B ishop's Cellar\, Lightfoot &\; Wolfville\, Armstrong Foodservice and Ch ef Works Canada. In partnership with:\n\n \n\nMenus and wine pairings comi ng soon!\n\nPlease Note: Due to the nature of this event – being a set m enu in a remote location with visiting chefs – we are not able to accomm odate dietary restrictions at this dinner.\n\nThe Film Program:\n\nChampag ne!\n\nDeathbed toasts sometimes have unexpected consequences!\nUSA\, 2018 \, 1 minute\nDirector Olivia Saperstein\n\nMen Overboard\n\nMemories of th ose lost at sea\, interspersed with the power the ocean has over us and th e grandeur of danger.\nCanada\, 2018\, 7 minutes\nDirector Alexandre Rufin \n\nLooney Foodz!\n\nWhen the fridge door closes\, the food comes alive!\n Italy\, 2017\, 2 minutes\nDirector Paolo Gaudio\n\nSorry\, Not Sorry\n\nA couple’s one-upmanship reaches unbelievable heights after a man eats his wife’s plums.\nUSA\, 2019\, 7 minutes\nDirector Monique Sorgen\n\nThat' s My Jazz\n\nPastry Chef Milton Abel reminisces about his father and the b alance between achieving greatness in the world and being present in the l ives of your loved ones.\nCanada\, 2019\, 14 minutes\nDirector Ben Proudfo ot\n\nThe Chefs\n\nMichele Forgione\n\nMichele Forgione is an Italian chef and restaurateur in Montréal. He is also the executive chef and co-owner of four restaurants—Impasto\, Pizzeria Gema\, Chez Tousignant\, and the newly opened Vesta—all of which are located in the heart of Montréal ’s Little Italy\, and continue to garner critical acclaim since their re spective openings. His formal training took place at the Pius X Culinary I nstitute\, followed by the Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Qué bec\, where he specialized in pastry and baking. He is a co-author of his first cookbook\, Montrealissimo\, a history of food of the Italian-Montrea lers. He is also the co-owner and brand ambassador of Aliments Faita-Forgi one. @micheleforgione\n\nStella Shi\n\nBorn in Bari\, Puglia from a second generation of a Chinese family living In Italy. She studied law before qu it everything to reach her passion: cook. After attended ALMA “LA Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana”. She worked in the most prestigious restaurant in Europe and Asia\, until now that she owns her restaurant in Rome\, Cu_Cina where she makes an Italian contemporary cuisine\, mostly fr om Puglia\, influenced with oriental techniques or/and products. @cu_cina \n\nAntonio Rinaldo\n\nBorn and raised in Halifax\, Tony experienced every thing in the kitchen first hand in his father’s restaurant\, Salvatore ’s New York Pizzeria. He graduated from the culinary management program at Georgian College\, then cooked in Halifax (Rogi Orazio)\, Montréal (No ra Gray)\, Toronto (Parts &\; Labour)\, Jasper\, New York\, Las Vegas\, and Lyon (Le Potager des Halles)\, before returning home to open two busi nesses with his brother\, Sam. Inspired by a rich family history of culina ry mavericks in Halifax\, Buffalo\, New York\, Sicily\, and beyond\, the b rothers launched T Dogs\, a gourmet hot dog cart on the streets of Halifax . Two years later in 2017\, they opened their first official restaurant\, Rinaldo’s Italian American Specialties\, named one of the “New Restaur ants Across Canada That Are Worth Travelling For” in WestJet Magazine. I n 2018\, they launched Taco Lina’s—specializing in fusion tacos from s cratch—and just recently\, Rinaldo’s New York Pizza. @rinaldoshfx\n\nD anny Smiles\n\nHe may be Chef at the acclaimed Le Bremner in old Montréal and a first runner-up of Top Chef Canada\, but Danny Smiles’ cooking ca reer had a far less auspicious start. It began at age 14\, in the dish-pit at his parent’s small hotel in Montréal. One night\, a cook on the lin e lost his thumb and Danny was thrown in to take his place\, quickly reali zing there was no turning back. He went on to attend Montréal’s St. Piu s X Culinary Institute\, then headed to Italy\, where he interned for Mich elin-star chefs. Danny’s love of food and easy-going manner has gained h im many appearances at national food festivals and television shows. He ha s starred in Giardino (a three-part web series for Vice TV)\, and most rec ently with Chef Chuck Hughes in Chuck &\; Danny’s Road Trip for Food Network Canada. This fun series followed the two best friends as they expl ored and ate their way across Canada. @chefdannysmiles\n\nJennifer Crawfor d\, MasterChef Canada\n\nRaised in the Annapolis Valley\, 2019 MasterChef Canada winner Jennifer Crawford has an intimate appreciation for the abund ance and beauty of Nova Scotian ingredients. An enthusiastic eater with a wild imagination\, they’ve been cooking since they could reach the kitch en counter as a way to express themselves\, a means to loving connection. Lauded by Chef Claudio Aprile as the most creative cook in six seasons\, J ennifer believes that sharing food made with joy and imagination is the mo st magical fast-track to connecting us with what matters most: a sense of place\, ourselves and each other. @jennifer.e.crawford\n\nBrady Bertrand\, Lightfoot &\; Wolfville\n\nA graduate of the Holland College Culinary Program on PEI\, Brady has honed his craft by working his way through some top Canadian restaurant kitchens such as Stone Road Grill\, Hopgood’s F oodliner\, Merchant Tavern\, Backhouse\, and Raymond’s. Passionate about working with local ingredients and traditional Acadian cuisine\, Brady mo ved to the Annapolis Valley and joined the Lightfoot &\; Wolfville fami ly in the spring of 2018. @sweetbradyjames ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/0 9/Devour-Chefs-_-Shorts-Gala-Dinner_resized.jpg LOCATION:Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery\, 11143 Evangeline Trail\, Wolfville\ , Nova Scotia\, B4P 2R1\, Canada GEO:45.094513;-64.33548710000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11143 Evangeline Trail\, Wo lfville\, Nova Scotia\, B4P 2R1\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Lightf oot & Wolfville Winery:geo:45.094513,-64.33548710000002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR